Nicholas Abbott

Full Stack Engineer

Phoenix, Arizona, United States14 yrs 5 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Built platforms handling millions of requests daily.
Recipient of American Express Centurion Award.
Expert in backend architecture and developer ergonomics.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Backend-heavy Fullstack Engineer in Fintech and MarTech industries.

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Skills

Core Skills

Full-stack DevelopmentSystem ArchitectureDevopsPerformance EngineeringMicroservicesRest Apis

Other Skills

KotlinJavaJavaScriptTypeScriptReact.jsDatabasesDeveloper ToolsAPI SystemsCaching SystemsWebSocketImage ProcessingBig DataJSONObject-Oriented Programming (OOP)SQL

About

I design and scale engineering systems that multiply team effectiveness. Over my career I’ve built platforms handling tens of millions of requests per day, caching frameworks, developer tooling, micro-frontends, marketing platforms, and CI/CD pipelines supporting thousands of engineers. My specialty is backend/platform architecture and developer ergonomics. Building tools, frameworks, and workflows that turn complex systems into leverage for entire organizations. I thrive in roles where technical direction matters. My goal is always the same. Make engineers 10× more effective and make the work a joy.

Experience

American express

2 roles

Senior FullStack Software Engineer

Promoted

Apr 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 11 mos

Recipient of American Express Centurion Award
Built and operated API systems handling millions of requests daily with high reliability and scalability.
Developed developer tooling and CICD pipelines adopted by hundreds of engineers, accelerating delivery across the platform.
Designed and built advanced caching systems dropping backed response times drastically, contributing to industry leading site performance and multiple J.D. Power awards.
Architected and delivered a multi-tenant, full-stack, drag-and-drop personalized marketing platform enabling dynamic content delivery at scale.
Led enterprise-scale migration initiatives modernizing legacy codebases across dozens of repositories and teams.
Interviewed and evaluated engineering candidates to support team growth and maintain high hiring standards.
Mentored and coached engineers across multiple teams, providing both technical guidance and career development support.
Provided technical direction to align engineers on best practices across architecture, migration strategy, and developer tooling.

Full-Stack DevelopmentSystem ArchitectureDevOpsKotlinJavaJavaScript+6

Backend Java Engineer

Dec 2019 – Apr 2021 · 1 yr 4 mos

Built and maintained enterprise scale REST APIs
Worked with product owners, engineers, and QA to achieve high reliability and successful outcomes
Led adoption of the microservice architecture on my team

JavaMicroservicesREST APIs

Mentor graphics

Intern

May 2018 – Aug 2018 · 3 mos · Wilsonville, Oregon

Trilogy education

Teaching Assistant

Oct 2017 – Apr 2018 · 6 mos · Gilbert, Arizona

Teaching assistant for the University of Arizona Coding Bootcamp teaching full stack web design

Mentor graphics

Intern

May 2017 – Aug 2017 · 3 mos · Wilsonville, Oregon

Developing software for mentor graphics' product Context SDM. Working with tools such as docker, node.js, react.js, and typescript

Arizona state university

Student

Aug 2015 – May 2021 · 5 yrs 9 mos

Mentor graphics

Intern

Jun 2014 – Aug 2014 · 2 mos · Wilsonville, OR

Developed data manipulation and visualization software for the Mentor Graphics product SystemVision.com. Worked with ASP.NET and Microsoft Azure.

Lakeridge high school

Student

Sep 2011 – Jun 2015 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Lake Oswego, OR

First

FIRST Robotics

Sep 2011 – Jun 2015 · 3 yrs 9 mos · Portland, Oregon Area

Designed and built robots in 6 weeks. Robot was programmed using LabView however C++ was used for external vision processing and heads up display. JavaScript used for the team website.
Became team captain during junior year of high school. Helped team to its first appearance at world championship since 2004 during senior year.